Combination coat and jacket



April 28, 1942. L. w. NEUMARK 2,281,519

COMBINATION COAT AND JACKET I Filed Jan. 4, 1941 LEO W. NEUMARK INV ENTOR.

BY 7 M) ATTORNEY.

Patented Apr. 28, 1942 COMBINATION COAT AND JACKET Leo W. Neumark,Shaker Heights, Ohio, assignor to The Printz-Biede notation of Ohio rmanCompany, a

Application January 4, 1941, Serial No. 313,124

2 Claims.

This invention relates to'a combined overcoat and a detachable innerjacket member, which can be worn as a complete unitary garment to givegreater warmth.

An object of this invention is to provide slide fastener elements of thedivisible end type secured to the entire upper edge portion of the innerjacket member, and complementary slide fastener elements secured to theinner facing fabric of the overcoat, and by which the inner Jacketmember is connected to the coat when the jacket is worn and disconnectedwhen the jacket is removed.

Another object of this invention is to provide a continuous protectiveextension flap member integral with and extending all around the innerfaclngs of the frontfiaps of the overcoatand to secure the saidcomplementary fastener elements in concealed relation below saidextension flap to protect the user's garments from contact with thefastener elements.

Another object of this invention is to provide an inner sleevelessjacket member having armholes and having vertically disposed buttonholesdirectly below the armholes, and to provide buttons on the lining belowthe sleeves in the overcoat to prevent floating of the innerjacket inthe overcoat while providing free limited up and down movements of theinner jacket member in conformity with the action of the body due to theentire bottom edge portion of the inner jacket being in unfastenedrelation with the overcoat.

Another object of this invention resides in the provision of a combineddevice of this nature which is simple in construction, inexpensive tomanufacture, warm and durable, and well adapted for the purposefor-which it is intended.

With the above and other objects in view; the invention will behereinafter more particularly described, and the combination andarrangementv of parts will be shown in the accompanying drawing andpointed out in the claims which form part of this specification.

Reference will now be had. to the drawing, wherein like numerals ofreference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,

in which:

Figure l is a view showing the inner side of the lined overcoat, inassembled relation with the inner jacket member.

Figure 2. is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view, the section beingtaken as on line 22 in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view, the section beingtaken as on line 3-8 in Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a view of a fragmentary portion of the inner jacket membershowing a modified armhole having arm shields secured thereto.

In the illustrated embodiment of the invention, the numeral 10 indicatesan overcoat or similar sleeved garment in open position. The

front of the garment i0 has a right hand flap H, and a left hand flapl2.

Within the body portion l3 of the garment it is a lining it which ispreferably secured to the front flaps ii and i2 by stitching l5. Thelining IA has sleeve linings i6, i6 integrally secured thereto.

The front flaps Ii and i2 are formed of double thickness and compriseinner facings l'l, I8 secured by the stitching I 5 positioned in spacedrelation from the free edges of the facings so as to provide anoverlying and continuous edgeportion or extension flap IQ of substantialwidth and extending inwardly all around the lining it of the overcoat,including a yoke portion it below the collar 2i.

A slide closure fastener element 22 has been secured by the stitching i5below the extension flap it, the said flap being wider than the fastenerelements and providing a protective covering for the said elements.

As shown in Figure 1, the slide fastener elements 22 extend downwardlyonly to substantially the waist line 23. The lower or upright portionsof the extension flap I9 do not carry any fastening elements and merelyserve to provide the necessary linear continuity of the extension flap.

The inner jacket member is indicated by the numeral 25 and is hereinshown as in the form of a short sleeveless member which is preferablymade of two layers of pliable fabric stitched toether with a soft layerof padding between them.

The upper edge of the inner jacket member is provided with complementaryfastening elements 26. The fastening elements 22 and 26 are of thecompletely separable type comprising interengageable hook members on therespective edges to be secured together, and a slide member for engagingor disengaging said hook members, said slide member, when the parts arecompletely separated being carried by one of the fastener tapes. -Thelower end of at least one of the fastener tapes is made so that it maybe flexed away from the garment, so that the wearer can readily engagethe parts of the separable end connection, as is well known in the art.

For the purpose of maintaining the irmer jacket member 25 in aiinedposition in the overcoat ID, the jacket member has vertically disposedbuttonholes 21 directly below the armholes. The lining H has buttons 28secured thereto and positioned in alinement and, engageable with thesaid buttonholes. The button and buttonhole arrangement prevents unduesideways motion of the inner jacket member relative to the overcoat butpermit limited vertical movements of the armhole portions of the jacketmember 'in relation to the sleeves of the overcoat.

For the purpose of enabling the jacket member to provide added warmth, Ihave added soft padding or interlining between the inner and outerfabric layers of the jacket and have stitched the said layers togetherin a manner known as quilting to prevent the interlining from shifting.

As shown in Figure 4, I have provided a modified inner jacket member 30having arm shields 3| to protect the overcoat againstperspiration. Thearmshields may be sewed to the fabric at the lower portion of thearmholes 32. The arm shields serve to also maintain the unitary relationof the inner jacket member and the overcoat.

It is to be noted that while the inner jacket member can be secured tothe overcoat to provide a unitary lined overcoat and removable in-.

ner jacket, that the jacket member cannot have its front flaps connectedby the attached slide elements and cannot be worn alone or independentlyof the overcoat. The inner jacket member has substantially vertical sideseams 33 which provide better fitting at the waist.

It is also to be noted that when the armshields 3| are used with theinner jacket member, they are preferably attached by stitching 34 solelyat their upper edge portions to the lower edge portions of the armholesof the inner jacket member. The entire surface of each armshield isunattached below the stitched upper edge portions. The user may placethe armshields or arcuate flaps inside the sleeves of the overcoat andthereby frictionally restrain the armhole portions of the inner jacketfrom floating or shifting sideways in the overcoat.

In accordance with the patent statutes I have described and illustratedthe preferred embodiment of my invention, but it willbe understood thatvarious changes and modifications can be made therein without departingfrom the spirit of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

I claim:

1, In a combined overcoat and inner jacket member, comprising a linedovercoat and a sleeveless'inner jacket member of a size adapted to beworn in unitary relation within said lined overcoat, slide fastenerelements for securing the side and top edge portions of said innerjacket member to said overcoat, said irmer jacket member having armholeswith the entire upper portions thereof unsecured to said overcoat. saidinner jacket member having vertically disposed buttonholes directlybelowsaid armholes, said lining having buttons secured thereto and positionedin alinement and engageable with said buttonholes to prevent sidewaysmovements of the armhole portions of said inner jacket member whilepermitting limited vertical movements of said armhole portions of saidjacket member relative to the sleeves of said overcoat, said jacketmember having arcuate flaps secured thereto at the lower portion of saidarmholes and extending into the sleeves of said overcoat and serving tofrictionally restrain the armhole portions of said inner jacket memberfrom undue sideways shifting at the periphery of said armholes and tomaintain the alinement of the armhole portions of the jacket member withthe said overcoat sleeves.

2.In a combined overcoat and inner jacket member, comprising a linedovercoat and a sleeveless inner jacket member of a size adapted to beworn in unitary relation within said lined overcoat, slide fastenerelements for securing the side and top edge portions of said innerjacket member to said overcoat, said inner jacket member having armholeswith the entire upper portions thereof unsecured to said overcoat, saidinner jacket member having vertically disposed buttonholes directlybelow said armholes, said lining having buttons secured thereto andpositioned in alinement and engageable with said buttonholes to preventsideways movements of the armhole portions of said inner jacket memberwhile permitting limited vertical movements of the armhole portions ofsaid jacket member relative to the armholes of the sleeves of saidovercoat, said jacket member having arcuate flaps secured thereto at thelower portion of said armholes and extending into and being inengagement with the lower peripheral portion of the armholes of thesleeves of said overcoat, said arcuate flap serving to frictionallyrestrain the armhole portions of said inner jacket member from unduesideways shifting at the periphery of said armholes, said flaps and saidvertical buttonholes serving to maintain the armhole portions of thejacket member and of the said overcoat sleeves in alinement.

LEO W. NEUMARK.

